The CALSAGA Blog is the official weblog of the California Association of Licensed Security Agencies, Guards and Associates. CALSAGA is the industry association for the contract private security industry in California.

February 19, 2013

In a
"this could only happen in Los Angeles" moment during Tuesday's Laker
game against Phoenix,Will Ferrell put on a red coat and stood courtside,
pretending to be a Staples Center security guard. Ferrell then went up
to former Laker Shaquille O'Neal, who was watching the game
from a courtside seat, and pretended to eject the 7-foot-1, 325-pound center
from the arena.

January 28, 2013

Police said the man, who
was unarmed, pretended to hold a gun and demanded the security guard's
property.

The security guard, who
was licensed to carry a gun, fired at the man in self-defense, Fox said. The
man was hit once in the abdomen. He was taken to a local hospital, where he is
in stable condition. The security guard suffered no injuries.

January 23, 2013

A suspension in overtime pay by the Los Angeles
County Sheriff’s Department has led to a decrease in deputy patrol cars in some
unincorporated areas, and now county officials are looking for a replacement.

January 22, 2013

Even in the season of a not smooth return to the game,
Thursday night was not exactly Dirk Nowitzki‘s best night
— 7-of-21 shooting and his Mavericks needed overtime to beat the Sacramento
Kings. Oh, and Dirk got boxed out by a tiny, old security guard.

January 02, 2013

Los Angeles police shot and critically wounded a man who
allegedly pointed a gun at a security guard, hid in a Panorama City apartment
complex then led them on a four-block foot pursuit, a sergeant said today. The
incident started at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, at 8311 Cedros Avenue, where the
suspect allegedly brandished the gun, then ran into the apartment complex at
that address, said Sgt. Yvette Holcombe of the Los Angeles Police Department
Mission Station.

December 11, 2012

On Friday, deputies from the Kern
County Sheriff's Department, along with agents from the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control conducted a joint undercover operation at the Skybar Lounge at
4208 Rosedale Highway. This operation was conducted as a result of multiple
calls for service from local residents. During the investigation, seven of the
security guards employed by the business were found to not have the required
security guard identification cards.